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Recognised as Colour

#DF9E52

  • #DF9E52
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#DF9E52 is a orange with RGB values 223, 158, 82 and HSL 32°, 69%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#DF9E52#DF9E52
HEX#DF9E52
RGBrgb(223, 158, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6196, 0.3216
RGB percentages87.5%, 62%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(32.3, 68.8%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.3, 63.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 29.1%, 63.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,655,058
CSS custom property--colour: #DF9E52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#2061AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B4A24Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3B154no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#F28F8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 7.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#5293DF
Analogous#DF5752, #DADF52
Triadic#52DF9E, #9E52DF
Split complementary#52DADF, #5852DF
Tetradic#52DF57, #5293DF, #DF52D9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFE
Lighter +30%#F7E6D3
Lighter +20%#EFCEA8
Lighter +10%#E7B67D
Darker −10%#D68628
Darker −20%#AB6B20
Darker −30%#805018
Darker −40%#553510
More saturated +25%#F9A038
Less saturated −25%#C59C6C

Channel breakdown

R223
G158
B82
Red223 (87.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue32.34°
Saturation (HSL)68.78%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 9E · B 52

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